Design and build: creative teams that work

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A well-functioning team plays key part in delivering the best creative results for your design business – but what makes a great team? How do you build that team, and how do you nourish them so that they keep delivering?

Ten minimum requirements for business owners

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Even if you only employ one or two people, you must still adhere to strict legal requirements. This handy document sets out the ten key requirements you must have in place as an employer.

Job description template

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This template will help you structure a description of a particular job and its given responsibilities.

Debt collection guide

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When do late payments become bad debt? An informative guide which outlines the process for debt collection and includes details of what you can claim for, a letter before action template, details of county court claims and applications for enforcement of judgment.

Terms and conditions checklist

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This checklist contains details of some of the important issues that should be dealt with in any contract with a client for the provision of design services.

Managing charge out rates: How to make more profit from the same number of clients

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DBA Expert Chris Lang explains how using some simple financial models alongside a job costing system, an agency can make more from its existing portfolio. Greater efficiencies can lead to attracting those clients that generate the biggest fees.

DBA Member Logo (multiple versions for digital and print)

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DBA members can download the DBA Association Member logo in multiple formats for use on their website, email footers and other promotional material. Use of the logo is restricted to the period of time the company remains a member of the DBA.

Member press releases and statements

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To help you stand out in a crowded marketplace, announce your DBA membership in style. Download a useful guide on writing an effective press release.

DBA Code of Conduct

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As a DBA design agency member you can reassure clients by making use of the DBA's Code of Conduct. This set of model recommended practices, which have been designed and developed to provide DBA design agency members with a series of behaviour guidelines and to improve the professionalism of the industry.

Freelance agreement and NDA

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This is a short basic freelancer agreement which includes some recommended terms.